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Effect of repeated reading on the reading ability of children with reading difficulties
Get PDFUtilising the quasi-experimental research design, the study investigated the effect of repeated reading on the reading ability of children with reading difficulties. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 22 Basic Three children for the study. The experimental group comprised 12 children while the control group had 10. Running record was used for the data collection. The study revealed that Repeated Reading (RR) is an effective and significant approach that can be used to improve children’s reading abilities. There was a statistically significant difference in the scores of children in the experimental group and children in the control group. The study recommended that school heads, administrators and teachers should make a conscious effort to screen pupils in primary three to ascertain their reading abilities. Ministry of Education (MOE) in collaboration with school heads should provide in-service training for teachers to enable them acquire the requisite skills and strategies to teach pupils who face reading challenges
A stylistic study of patterned repetition in Ghanaian hiplife lyrics
Get PDFThis study is a stylistic analysis of the dominant patterned repetition – schemes – in Ghanaian Hiplife lyrics. Schemes constitute a broad range of repetitive structures in literature. They represent the grammatical or linguistic breach of expressions, literally, to allow further emphasis and attention through some elements of repetition manifested in the phonological, graphological or formal patterning of these expressions. Data for this study came from fourteen hit Hiplife songs released between 1994 and 2018. The data were analysed within Leech’s (1969) framework for the stylistic analysis of schemes. The analysis revealed that both free repetition and parallelism were used in the data. Free repetition manifested in various kinds, such as epizeuxis and ploce, while epistrophe, symploce, anadiplosis and epanalepsis were the kinds of parallelism found in the data. These schemes were used to achieve an aesthetic effect and also highlight the necessity borne out of spontaneity and artistry of delivery of message. The paper has implications for literary studies in schools as the data are readily available and familiar to current students Again, it has huge relevance to African Stylistics as the concept has been generally seen as alien to the African context
Representation of The Other in Ghanaian Literary Texts: A Reading of Some Selected Works
Get PDFGhanaian literary texts have been greatly influenced by post-colonial theory which tends to depict and (expose) the inaccuracy of the duality embedded in western imperialism manifested in the concepts of the self and the other. With post-colonial theory as background and specifically the theoretical formulations from Said’s Orientalism (1978), Bhabha’s The location of Culture (1994), and Spivak’s “Can the Subaltern Speak?” (2001), this paper examines how Ghanaian written literature re-inscribes the concept of the Other with intent of justifying the existence of the advantageous self which apparently denigrates the other. Using textual analysis of some representative texts, I argue that Ghanaian literary artists portray the concepts of the self and the other with different connotations and permutations which reflect the ideals of the society within the geo-political space of world Literatures.
Medico-legal and ethical issues of necrophilia: A Ghanaian perspective: Medico-legal and ethical issues of necrophilia: A Ghanaian perspective
No full textIn February 2018, a video of a mortuary attendant touching and fondling two dead bodies at the Bechem hospital morgue, in the Ahafo Region of Ghana, was leaked on various social media platforms nationwide. In the video, the mortuary attendant was allegedly touching and fondling the naked corpses of the late Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, popularly known as Ebony Reigns, and her friend. The video triggered public disapproval. Consequently, the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Health Service initiated investigations into the matter. The family, and manager of the late dancehall artiste, also indicated their plans to file an action against the hospital where the video was taken. The incident gave rise to ethical and medico-legal issues such as the position of Ghanaian law on necrophilia, the legal status of a dead person, the liabilities, rights and interests of all affected parties connected to a dead person, and the ethical aspects of necrophilia within the Ghanaian society. These issues are the subject of this paper
Why the supreme court of Ghana erred on the proper application of the doctrine of vicarious liability in its recent decision in Kwadwo Appiah v. Kwabena Anane: Why the supreme court of Ghana erred on the proper application of the doctrine of vicarious liability in its recent decision in Kwadwo Appiah v. Kwabena Anane
No full textThe Common law has evolved in leaps and bounds since the Normans Conquest of 1066. Certain areas of private law including the tort of negligence have developed into settled doctrines well known and generally followed in many common law jurisdictions. Vicarious liability is one of such well-developed doctrines with clear prerequisites for its deployment. The Supreme Court of Ghana is also required to follow the doctrine of vicarious liability unless there is a clear reason for a departure. The apex Court is mandated to justify any departure from its previous decisions with sound judicial analysis of the precedents vis-à-vis the case under consideration. In the case under review, the Supreme Court obviously ignored the established rules for the application of the doctrine of vicarious liability. The Court equally failed to justify the need for such a monumental departure from the tenets of the doctrine. The Supreme Court of Ghana invoked the doctrine of vicarious liability when the most basic of requirements for its applicability- such as the existence of an employment relationship or its analogous relationship between the tortfeasor and the Defendant-had not been established on the facts before the Court. The burden of this paper is to demonstrate that the Court erred when it failed to follow well-established principles for holding the defendant vicariously liable for a tort or breach of statutory duty by the tortfeasor. The paper expresses grave concern that unless the Supreme Court’s decision is departed from by the Court there is going to be a monumental confusion in Ghana’s Legal System as all other courts are bound to follow decisions of the Supreme Court
Modernism and intestate inheritance in South East Nigeria: rethinking the distributive justice theory: Modernism and intestate inheritance in South East Nigeria: rethinking the distributive justice theory
No full textIn Nigeria, the practice of disinheriting some heirs from intestate property is prevalent in the majority of south eastern states, especially amongst custodians who insist on age-long traditions. Despite Supreme Court decisions that have voided unequal and discriminatory inheritance in accordance with section 42(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), some of these customs continue to discriminate in intestate situations. This paper will adopt a doctrinal approach to give an overview of intestacy and the practice of intestate inheritance in south east Nigeria. It will identify two modern theories, and explain them in light of inheritance. The objective of the paper is to proffer a modern theory of law that accommodates a fair distribution of property in intestate circumstances while having regard to the maintenance of the legacy of the deceased. The work professes a more accommodating approach to the problem of discriminatory inheritance, and recommends amongst others, a capability dependent distributive justice theory which it believes is a modern, non-discriminatory, and fair approach to intestate issues in Nigeria.
 
Understanding the Forms and Trends of Capital Mobility from China into Ghana’s Agricultural Sector: From Neo-liberalism to Social Innovation
Get PDFGiven the fact that China has become the top investor in Ghana’s economy, this paper sought to interrogate the forms and trends of Chinese capital mobility into Ghana’s agricultural sector and explain their attractiveness within neo-liberal and social innovation contexts. Primary and secondary data were drawn from purposively selected state institutions and other actors in the agricultural sector. Using descriptive and constant comparative analytic strategies, we found out that the capital mobility from China into Ghana’s agricultural sector has been very visible and more attractive in trade but not in landed investment. It was further discovered that the forms and trends of the Chinese capital mobility would not have to be understood within neo-liberal persuasions such as trade liberalization and privatization alone but it would also have to be understood within the social innovative contexts of technological advancement and the organizational novelties upon which it is promoted and spread. We argue that the increasing rate of importation of agricultural inputs from China is an opportunity for knowledge transfer and technological adoption to aid the development of appropriate technology, but its sustenance would require the application of social innovative practices
Effect of Strategic Orientation on Performance of Star-Rated Hotels in Ghana
Get PDFThe study used the resource dependency theory to determine the strategic orientation that star-rated hotels in Ghana should adopt to realize both financial and non- financial performance. Out of a population of 680 star-rated hotel managers, a sample of 248 were chosen, using the stratified random sampling technique. Self- administered questionnaires were used to solicit the views of managers of the selected star-rated hotels. In all, a total of 178 responses were retrieved and analysed, using descriptive and partial least squares in structural equation modeling. Findings of the study indicate that none of the strategic orientation types influenced financial performance. However, aggressiveness, analytic, defensiveness, futuristic and riskiness were found to rather influence non-financial performance of star-rated hotels. The study, therefore, confirms the resource dependency theory and concludes that when star-rated hotels tend to be aggressive, analytic, futuristic and risky, it influences non-financial performance. The study, therefore, recommends that managers of star-rated hotels use analytic, defensiveness, futuristic and riskiness strategic orientation to enhance non-financial performance
Health and Safety Practices and Work Attendance in a Ghanaian Health Service
Get PDFThis study assesses how health and safety policies and practices are adhered to at the Dunkwa-on-Offin Municipal Hospital in Ghana to enhance quality and sustainable healthcare delivery. The study approach was mainly quantitative and employed a survey design. 123 employees, out of the 167 total population of the hospital, were sampled. Questionnaire was designed to collect quantitative data, which were complemented by a single-source interview data. Data were analysed, using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient (R), multiple regression and narrative analysis. The results showed that although employees were aware of and adhered to health and safety practices, about two-thirds of them had experienced different forms of injuries with significantly negative effect on their work attendance (absenteeism). It was further found that health and safety supervision was week. We recommend that the Ministry of Health should step up its health and safety supervisory and monitoring roles for improved quality and sustainable healthcare delivery.
 
Villains, victims and victors: A character analysis of Amma Darko’s women
Get PDFStudies on Amma Darko‟s presentation of women suggest a retaliatory and sexist characterization because of the condescending circumstances her female characters find themselves. This critique, however, distorts the novelty she brings to the table with regards to the politics of female emancipation. Thus, drawing on postcolonial feminism, this paper explores the dynamism in character presentation in Darko’s first four novelsin order to show how she rethinks female subjectivities. Such a reading is important in the ways in which it provides a better appreciation of Darko’s vision through character and characterisation and postcolonial feminisms